Development and Evaluation of a Masterclass on Professional Service Implementation in Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Study

Project Member(s): Williams, K.

Funding or Partner Organisation: HEALTH HAUS COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD

Start year: 2014

Summary: The pilot study will work with a small sample of leading community pharmaciests to assist them to develop a service around minor ailments and pharmacy only products .The concept is to stimulate the process of changing their current business model to a health focus model. A 2 day program using Problem Based Learning (PBL) principles has been developed and will be evaluated.The outcome will be for participating pharmacists to establish executable strategies for their own pharmacies and/ or groups.

Keywords: professional services, community pharmacy, education, problem based learning

FOR Codes: Primary Health Care, Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified, Syllabus and Curriculum Development, Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy, Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum, Evaluation of health and support services not elsewhere classified, Provision of health and support services not elsewhere classified

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